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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [305]

Loose, Kent [24]

Bromley, Kent [19]

East Farleigh, Kent [18]

Boxley, Kent [11]

Tovil, Kent [11]

Barming, Kent [10]

Bromley Kent [9]

Hollingbourne, Kent [9]

Bearsted, Kent [7]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [7]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [7]

Chart Sutton, Kent [6]

East Malling, Kent [6]

Thurnham, Kent [6]

Canterbury, Kent [5]

Ditton, Kent [5]

Hunton, Kent [5]

Linton, Kent [5]

Penge [5]

Aylesford, Kent [4]

Birling, Kent [4]

Eccles, Kent [4]

Folkestone, Kent [4]

Marden, Kent [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Otham, Kent [4]

Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Ulcombe, Kent [4]

West Malling, Kent [4]

Yalding, Kent [4]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Burham, Kent [3]

Detling, Kent [3]

East Sutton, Kent [3]

Leeds Kent [3]

London [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Sutton Valence, Kent [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

East Peckham, Kent [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Folkestone [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2062]

Lance Corporal [190]

Corporal [145]

Serjeant [119]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Acting Corporal [35]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Lieutenant [29]

Captain [25]

Company Serjeant Major [21]

Lance Serjeant [20]

Sergeant [16]

Driver [15]

Rifleman [15]

Sapper [15]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Boy [9]

Gunner [8]

Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Drummer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Bandsman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1509]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1409]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [683]

Kent Regiment [195]

Labour Corps [72]

London Regiment [47]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [42]

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Suffolk Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [13]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Training Reserve [9]

National Reserve Guard [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

'Queen's Own' Royal West Kent Regiment. [4]

(Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Lancers [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

West Kent Yeomanry [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [2269]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [293]

C [221]

H [219]

S [211]

W [185]

M [142]

P [135]

D [101]

G [97]

L [97]

R [96]

A [87]

F [86]

T [69]

E [51]

J [48]

K [46]

N [29]

V [17]

Y [13]

I [10]

O [7]

U [7]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2226]

Country

United Kingdom [866]

India [31]

Canada [4]

South Africa [2]

France [1]

Iraq [1]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [305] Loose, Kent [24] Bromley, Kent [19] East Farleigh, Kent [18] Boxley, Kent [11] Tovil, Kent [11] Barming, Kent [10] Bromley Kent [9] Hollingbourne, Kent [9] Bearsted, Kent [7] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [7] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [7] Chart Sutton, Kent [6] East Malling, Kent [6] Thurnham, Kent [6] Canterbury, Kent [5] Ditton, Kent [5] Hunton, Kent [5] Linton, Kent [5] Penge [5] Aylesford, Kent [4] Birling, Kent [4] Eccles, Kent [4] Folkestone, Kent [4] Marden, Kent [4] Marylebone, London [4] Otham, Kent [4] Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Ulcombe, Kent [4] West Malling, Kent [4] Yalding, Kent [4] Ashford, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Burham, Kent [3] Detling, Kent [3] East Sutton, Kent [3] Leeds Kent [3] London [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Sutton Valence, Kent [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Battersea, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Deptford, Kent [2] East Peckham, Kent [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Folkestone [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Greenwich, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2062] Lance Corporal [190] Corporal [145] Serjeant [119] Second Lieutenant [44] Acting Corporal [35] Acting Serjeant [31] Lieutenant [29] Captain [25] Company Serjeant Major [21] Lance Serjeant [20] Sergeant [16] Driver [15] Rifleman [15] Sapper [15] Colour Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Boy [9] Gunner [8] Major [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Acting Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Drummer [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Bandsman [3] Bombardier [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1509] Royal West Kent Regiment [1409] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [683] Kent Regiment [195] Labour Corps [72] London Regiment [47] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [42] Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Kent Cyclist Battalion [27] Royal Engineers [26] West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [26] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Fusiliers [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Suffolk Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Essex Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Defence Corps [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [13] The Queen's Regiment [11] Border Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Training Reserve [9] National Reserve Guard [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] 'Queen's Own' Royal West Kent Regiment. [4] (Queen's Own) Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Lancers [4] Military Foot Police [4] West Kent Yeomanry [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [2269] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [293] C [221] H [219] S [211] W [185] M [142] P [135] D [101] G [97] L [97] R [96] A [87] F [86] T [69] E [51] J [48] K [46] N [29] V [17] Y [13] I [10] O [7] U [7] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2226]

Country

United Kingdom [866] India [31] Canada [4] South Africa [2] France [1] Iraq [1] Ireland [1] Singapore [1] Sri Lanka [1] United States [1]

John Butler

British Army 1145 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 47195 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 34070 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Ivan B E Jennings

British Army 2167 Private London Regiment

British Army 86906 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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George T Reynolds

British Army SR/8314 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 33174 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 165192 Private Labour Corps

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Charles T Tayler

British Army L/8640 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 11398 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203569 Private Scottish Rifles

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Henry John Tutt

Born 1884

British Army 608366 Pioneer Royal Engineers No 1 Provisional Coy

British Army 608366 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Provisional Company

British Army 9664 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Charles Bovis

Born 1898

British Army 2406 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 737185 Driver Royal Field Artillery D Battery 6th Kent A B

British Army 4th/RWK/214 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) DF 4th Battalion

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Albert A Apps

British Army 234392 Royal Engineers

British Army 6615 Private London Regiment 20 (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich) (Territorial Force)

British Army 3909 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Jeffrey W Smith

British Army 20118 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 26596 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 47584 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Arthur J Appleby

British Army 53513 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 35086 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 34752 Private Training Reserve 111 Battalion

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Frank Coombes

Born 1882

British Army 4899 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 13th Battalion

British Army 4899 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 41954 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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